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Thursday / November 14.
  • Purdue’s Zach Edey named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

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    Purdue senior center Zach Edey has been named the 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, as chosen by a select media panel, the conference office announced on Thursday. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Year also claimed the 2023 Most Outstanding Player Award after leading Purdue to the 2023 Big Ten Tournament title.

    The media panel also selected a 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten Team, with eight conference members represented.

    Edey was one of four unanimous selections, joining a trio of guards in Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr., Maryland’s Jahmir Young, and Boo Buie from Northwestern. Also selected to the team were Maryland forward Julian Reese, Minnesota guard Dawson Garcia, Michigan State guards A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker, Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga, and Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi.

    All ten members of the 2023-24 Preseason All-Big Ten Team received All-Big Ten honors following the 2022-23 campaign. Buie and Shannon joined Edey with First Team accolades, while Omoruyi, Walker, and Young were named to the Second Team. Hoggard earned a spot on the Third Team, with Garcia, Reese, and Tominaga receiving Honorable Mention.

    The 2023-24 preseason All-Big Ten team can be found below.

    2023-24 Preseason All-Big Ten Team

    TERRENCE SHANNON JR., 5th YEAR, G, ILLINOIS

    Julian Reese, Jr., F, Maryland

    JAHMIR YOUNG, 5th YEAR, G, MARYLAND

    Dawson Garcia, Jr., F, Minnesota

    A.J. Hoggard, Sr., G, Michigan State

    Tyson Walker, Grad., G, Michigan State

    Keisei Tominaga, Sr., G, Nebraska

    BOO BUIE, Grad., G, NORTHWESTERN

    ZACH EDEY, Sr., C, PURDUE

    Clifford Omoruyi, Sr., C, Rutgers

    Unanimous selections are listed in all caps.

    Information provided via release from Big Ten Conference

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